At 02:37 PM 1/22/96 -0600, Natalie Maynor wrote:
>>I guess what we're all saying is that the error messages are one of the
largest
>>headaches with running a list. There are just too many! They take over our
>>Inboxes and cause us to miss work relate email.
>
>I haven't been following much of this discussion and apologize if my
>response is therefore a non sequitur of some kind, but I don't really
>understand what the big deal is about error messages.  Can't you have
>your mail program filter them to a separate file?  I don't have error
>messages or list mail of any kind cluttering up my personal mail.  They're
>all in separate files.  If I'm busy, I can delete the whole file of error
>messages without paying much attention to it.  As you say, running lists
>is not something we do as part of our jobs, or at least that's the case for
>many of us.  It's a leisure activity.
>
 
Except that I access email through a dialup account, and I may have to
download for 5-10 minutes worth of error messages (since each one quotes the
entire original message) for 2-3 messages of personal interest.
I'd rather sign on in the morning, hit "download" and know that I can get a
cup of coffee while the large (but not as large) digest comes in.
 
Philo
 
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